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T. W. G. 00011.. MACHINE FOR RIMMING SHOW CARDS, 850. No. 487,609. Patented Dec. 6, 1892.

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THOMASW. c. coon, roan, Y1, AssiGNOR To HIMSELF AND SAMUEL KOFFELT, or SAME PLACE.

MACHINE FOR RIMMING SHOW-CARDS, 80c.

srscirieAirieit fainting part of Letters hatent 487,669, dated Deceniloer e, 1892. Application filed July 14:, 1 892- er'ial No. 440,047. (No model.)

Teal; whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, TiioM'As WY. G. COOK, a citizen er the United States, residing at New York, in the county and state of New York, have invented new and tis-eful Im rovements in Machines for Rimming Show Oards and other Articles, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is a machine by means of which the operation of applying sheet=inetal rims to shows-arcs, maps, or other articles 'Of a similar nature can be performed with great rapidity and matrices.

The peculiar and novel construction of my machine is pointed out in the following specs fic'ation and claims, and illiistrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig'iire 1 represents a rear elevation. Fig. 2 is a transve se vertical section in the plane m m, Fig. 1. Fig.- 3is a similar section in the plane?) y, Fig. 1. Fig'. 4 is a detail sectional elevation, the line of section being in the, plane a1" ac,-Fig. '3. Fig-5 is a similar section, the plane of section heingin the line y y, Fig. 3;" Fig. 5 is a faee View of one of the cans on a larger scale than the previous figures. Fig. his a detail Vertical section in the plane 2 2, Fig. 1, on a larger scale than the vertieal -set-ztions showing the different posi= tiens of the working parts as the operation of hinning progresses Figs. 10,11, 12, and 13 show the relative positions and forms of the artiele which is to be provided with a rim and of the material which is intendedto be formed into the rim as the operation of rimmihg progresses.

In the drawings, the lette'rA designates the frame whieh forms the bearings for the work"- ing p rts of my machine.

B is the drivingpu'lley, which is loosely mounted on the shaft 0 and connected to the same by a suitable cltitchniechanism which is controlled by a treadle T, so that When the treadle is depressed the pulley B is thrown in gear with the shaft 0, thereby transmitting motion to the working parts of the machine, and when the treadle is reieasedthe policy is thrown ont of gear with the shaft 0 and the motion of the working parts of the machine is stopped.

On the shaft 0 are firmly mounted foiir hams 14 14 and 15 15, the cams 14 14 beingon the outside and the cams 15 15 in the in ide 'of the frame A. The cams 14 are provided on their inner surfaces each with a camgroove 140, (see Figs. 2 and 8,) and these camgrooves engage roller-studs 141, which are secured to arms 01 d, which extend downward from a head D, Fig. 4-, which carries the compressor D. The cams 15 are provided with cani=grooves 150, which engage roller-studs 151, mounted on arms 6 e, which extend from a head E, Fig. 4,carrying the knife E. (Best seen in Figs. 6 to 9.)

On the shaft 0 are also mounted eccentr cs 16, Figs. 4 and 6, which serve to ad ust the gage F. This gage consists of ahead and pins f, the head f being provided with a shoulder f and with springactuated legs f, which extend through the knife-head E and carry roller-studs f which are held in contact with the eccentrics 16 by springs J. The

shaft 0 is geared by cog-wheels c c with a shaft G, on which are mounted four cams 17 17 and 18 18, the cams 17 being s tuated on the outside and the cams 18 on the inside of theframe A. (Best seen in Fig. 5.) Each of the cams 17 is provided with two camgrooves 170 and 171, said grooves be ng formed in the opposite faces of the cam-disk, as indicated in Fig. 5*,"where the cam-groove 170 is shown in full and the cam-groove 171 in dotted lines. The cam-groove170engage's a rollerastud 17 2, which is mounted on ana'r'm g, and the cam-groove 171 engages a rollerstud 17 3, which is mounted on an arm '9 1 he arms 9 g are firmly mounted on gudgeons h,

which extend from the ends of the bending die H, and are guided in slots 71. in the frame A. The bending-die H is provided with a sharp edge h (see Figs. 6 to 9,) the ob ect of which will be presently explained, and the cams 17 and arms g g serve to impart to said bending-die a complex sliding and rocking motion and to retain said die firmly 1n the position which it may occupy at any moment diiring the operation. The cams l8, wh1ch are mounted on the shaft G on the inside of the frame A, are provided each with two cam grooves 180 and 181, formed in its opposite faces. (See Figs. 5 to 8.) The cam-grooves 181 engage roller-studs 153, mounted on arms 1', which extend from a head I, to which is secured the first bending-blade I, and the camgrooves 180 engage roller-studs 182, mounted on arms j, which extend from a head J, to which is secured the second bending-blade J. The bending-blades I J are provided with recesses, so as to clear the pins f. (See Fig. 1.)

K is the feed-table for the show-card orother article 19, and to this feed-table is secured a cutter k, which co-operates with the knife E.

L is a feed-table for the rimming material 20, which consists ofa plate of tinned sheet-iron or equivalent substance. Then the treadle T is released, the movement of the machine is stopped and the working parts occupy the position shown in Fig. 6. Then the article to be rimmed is pushed in until its front edge strikes the pinsfof the gage F and the rimming material is pushed in until its front edge strikes the shoulderf of the gage F. The treadle T is now depressed and the bending-die H is moved to the position shown in Fig. 7, while at the same time the knife E moves up so as to out off a strip of the rimming material, which is pressed up against the article to be rimmed and retained between the upper surface of the knife E and the lower surface of the bending-die H, as indicated on an enlarged scale in Fig. 10. Immediately thereafter the gage F drops down to the position shown in Fig. 8 and the bending-blade I is pushed inward,so as to bend the rinnningmaterial and the material to be rimmed, as shown in Fig. 11. Then the bending-die H and the bendingblade I recede to the position shown in Fig.

I 9, and the bending-blade J advances so as to bend the rimming material and the material to be rimmed into the position shown in Fig. 12. \Vhen this operation has been accomplished, the bending-blade J recedes and the compressor D descends and compresses the rimming material and the material to be rimmed into the position shown in Fig. 13, said materials being supported by the knife E until this compression has been effected. When this operation has been accomplished, the treadle is released and the machine stops, leaving the working parts in the position shown in Fig. 6, ready for the next rimming operation.

In some cases it may be desirable to bend the rimming-material alone to the position shown in Fig. 11 and complete the rimming operation by hand, and in this case the compressor and the bending-blade J may be left out, or the rimming material may be bent to the position shown in Fig. 12, and in this case the compressor may be left out.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the upper and lower feed-tables K and L, a movable knife E and a movable gage F, arranged in juxtaposition to the inner end of the upper feed-table, a

movable bending-die I-I, located above the upper feed-table, a movable compressor D, located above the knife and the gage, a pair of alternately-moving bending-blades I and J in rear of the bending-die, and operating devices for imparting timed movements to the knife, the gage, the bending-die, the bending blades, and the compressor, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the upper and lower feed-tables K and L, a reciprocating knife E and a reciprocating gage F, arranged in juxtaposition to theinner end of the upper feedtable, a reciprocating and oscillating bendingdie H, located above the upper feed-table, a vertically reciprocating compressor D, arranged above the knife, a pair of alternatelymoving bending-blades I and J. located in rear of the knife and bending-die, and cam mechanism for operating the knife, the gage, the bending-die, the com pressor, and the bending-blades, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with afeed-table L, of a rising-and-falling gage F, located in juxtaposition to the inner end of the feed-table, a rising-and-fallingknifeE,interposedbetween the gage and the feed-table, a movable bending-die H, arranged above the knife and feedtable, a reciprocating bending-blade located in rear of the gage, and means for imparting timed movements to the gage, the knife, the bending-die, and the bending-blades, substantial] y as described.

4. The combination, with a feed-table L, of

a rising-and-falling gage F, arranged in juxtaposition to the inner end of the feed-table, a rising-and-falling knife E, interposed between the gage and the feed-table, a movable bending-die H, located above the knife, apair of alternately-reciprocating bending-blades located in rear of the gage, and means for imparting timed movements to the gage, the knife, the bending die, and the bendingblades, substantially as described.

5. The combination of the upper and lower feed-tables K and L, a shouldered gage F, arranged in juxtaposition to the inner end of the upper feed-table, a shaft C, located below the gage and provided with an eccentric 16,

devices acted on by the eccentric and con nected with the gage for controlling the position of the latter, a movable knife E, interposed between the gage and the feed-tables, a bending-die 11, located above the knife, a pair of alternately-moving bending-blades I and J, arranged in rear of the gage, a compressor D, located above the gage and bending-blades, and means for imparting timed movements to the gage, the knife, the bending-die, the bending-blades, and the compressor, substantially as described.

6. The combination of the upper and lower feed-tables K and L, a gage F, arranged in juxtaposition to the inner end of the upper feed-table, a knife E, interposed between the gage and the feed-tables, a bending-die H, 10-

' cated above the knife and provided with gudgeons h, extending through slots in the frame of the machine, a shaft G, located in rear of the gage and provided with a cam 17, the arms 9 g, extending from the gudgeons of the bending-die and engaging said cam for operating said die, a pair of alternately-moving bending-blades I and J, arranged in rear of the gage, a compresser D, located above the knife, and means for imparting timed movements to the gage, the knife, the bendingblades, and the compressor, substantially as described. a

7. The combination of the upperand lower feed-tables K andL, a gage F, arranged in juxtaposition to the inner end of the upper feed-table, a knife E, interposed between the gage and the feed-tables, a bending-die H, located above the knife, a shaft G, provided with a cam 18, the alternately-moving bending-blades I and J, arranged in rear of the gage and provided with arms ij, which engage the said cam, a compressor D, located above the knife, and means for imparting timed movements to the gage, the knife, the

bending-die, and the compressor, substantially as described.

8. The combination of two separate feedtables, a reciprocating gage arranged in 311xtaposition to the inner ends of the feed-tables, areciprocating knife interposed between the gage and the feed -tables, a reciprocating compressor which moves between the feedtables and the gage, a movable bending-die located in juxtaposition to the compressor and to the inner end of one of the feed-tables, a pair of alternately-moving heads provided with bending-blades and located at the side of the gage opposite the knife, a cam mechanism for operating the bending-blades and the bending-die, and a cam mechanism for operating the gage, the knife, and the compressor, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS W. G. COOK. Witnesses:

J. VAN SANTVOORD, W. HAUFF. 

